Chapter 1

Loren Tate was heartbroken. And that's just simply stating the obvious. She gently sat on her bed and stared at her phone. She expected a call from Eddie, but when it never came, she frowned. A sigh of frustration soon followed and she planted her face on the pillow and screamed. The profanities escaping her mouth were muffled by the Navy Blue puffy pillow. Her head surged upwards and she quickly stood up. She was hurt… but soon her scowl faded and was replaced by a distant expression.

She was sad. She was saddened by the fact that Eddie had lied to her. There was no press conference and he left just like that. There was no explanation, no good-bye and not a single phone call from him. Then came Chloe. The conversation with her over the phone was strange… No, it wasn't strange it was quite enraging to Loren because she couldn't believe Eddie had gone back with her, or that's at least how Chloe made it seem.

So he lied, sort of cheated- But wait, were we ever an actual 'thing?' thought Loren. Nonetheless, that was enough for Loren to understand that Eddie Duran did not want anything to do with her anymore. And that saddened Loren even more because she concluded that he never actually wanted anything with her in the first place. He was simply using her to get over the heart ache he was going through. It felt like needles being pierced through her heart one by one, when Loren finally said, "I was just some rebound girl."

Loren let out a raspy laugh because she couldn't believe what she is saying. She trusts Eddie, of that she is sure. But she is skeptical about their relationship. Maybe he is not ready? Of course, he still is in a vulnerable state and his broken heart hasn't exactly healed. But why lie? There needn't to be a reason for Eddie to lie to Loren, yet he did. Loren couldn't comprehend why he would tell a white lie such as the one he told. She just couldn't. He could've just told her he needed some time alone, some space to get away for a while. She would've understood. She would have.

And why didn't he tell her about Chloe? It would have made things better if Eddie had told Loren Chloe came by and that nothing had happened. Which of course, nothing did. But yet, he still didn't tell her. And that pained Loren; she didn't know what to do but sulk in her bedroom and mourn because she had lost the best thing that ever happened to her. At least Eddie Duran was hers for a moment, that's the only bright side of all of this. And then she had to make things worse. Loren didn't mean for it to slip out… It was an unconscious thing and it just happened. "Love you." I mean, C'mon. He didn't take it that seriously, did he? But he did and the coward, he ran.

Loren knew it was unjust of her to accuse Eddie like this. But she was devastatingly heart broken. She didn't like the feeling. No sir, not at all. She wanted nothing more but to extinguish these feelings and be freed from the trance Eddie has her in. And she would do anything to dispose of it and if it meant to run away from them, then Loren would do just that. Run away from her feelings just like Eddie had done.

Because Loren Tate was heartbroken, and clearly she wasn't thinking straight right now.

Eddie Duran quietly opened the front door of his parents' beautiful bungalow that was located at the front of the beach with an amazing sunset view. He quickly contemplated the scenery before putting his bag and the guitar case over on one of the bedrooms bed. When he was done putting all the groceries where they adequately belong, he slumped down on the sofa and began drinking the beer he had in hand.

He soughed and discreetly shook the remaining content on the bottle. Damn all of this, was his first thought. His gaze shifted back to his phone and he impatiently sat there waiting. But waiting for what exactly? Maybe a call from a special someone? Of course, Eddie knew that was pointless to even think about because after his infamous reply, 'Back at 'cha,' sure Loren would never want to talk to him again. Eddie would be dead right now from mortification. Couldn't I have thought of a better response?

Eddie quickly shook his head, attempting to shake all these thoughts away because he came here for a reason. And that reason was to sort his feelings out. He was not running away. No, he was conflicted and confused. He needed to distance himself from all his problems and figure out how to solve them. Because Eddie Duran didn't know what to do pertaining to his current feelings.

There was Chloe- No; there was no Chloe because Eddie made an oath to himself that he would forget about her. Even if they had history, a year is not long to be speaking of but to Eddie that year meant a lot to him, and even if he did actually get to love her once; she's venom. Addicting but she was cunning and Eddie finally understood this. He can't really go back to her after all she did to him. He will never forgive her. He knows now, that she never did love him. She wanted Eddie only for the fame and money and that hurt him. So much that he didn't want to do with love for a very long time.

But then entered Loren. She was special; there was something about her that left Eddie breathless. He didn't know where she came from or where has she been all his life. Surely, if he had met her different time, different circumstances he would have fallen for her regardless. Because Loren made him feel good. He could tell her things he would never had imagined telling someone, not even Jake or Max. He was himself when she was around and he liked that feeling, not to be judged for meek imperfections.

He didn't want to admit it but even before, when he was still with Chloe, he felt something strange regarding the brunette. She allured him. She was beautiful, that cannot be denied. But it wasn't just physical attraction he felt towards her, it was profound and if could ever admit, more sentimental than he could ever imagine. She was genuine, kind and with the voice of an angel, melodic one would say. And her lips… he couldn't really stop smiling whenever the mere thought of kissing her ran through his mind.

Yet, he was still confused. Maybe, he feared that his feelings for Loren were growing stronger by the second and when she uttered those words, he panicked. Yes, he had panicked because he was afraid of his own feelings for Loren. Eddie Duran had run way away from his feelings. And that put him to shame because he felt guilty that he had lied to Loren. He really can't say why he had lied and it's not because he doesn't want to; it's because he doesn't know why. It just slipped, but he was sure Loren would understand. Right?

She had acted strange during their conversation and that bothered Eddie. She sounded distant and hesitant. He didn't really put much mind to it. Eddie sighed and placed the bottle on the table. He leaned forward and rubbed his face. He was tired, fatigue was completely taking over and he gently laid on the sofa. He left his hand resting on his forehead.

Maybe coming here wasn't such a good idea, he thought. Because even if Eddie was exhausted, he could feel it. He has only been in the bungalow for a few hours and he was utterly bored. He hissed and rolled over. But a smile soon found way to his lips as a special someone invaded his thoughts.

"Loren," he muttered as he nonchalantly fell into sleep hands.

No, this will not be a story of 20+ chapters. It'll be short (8 chapters max). This chapter was basically just setting the story. And I'm actually just testing this, if the story sucks and plummets down badly, I'll stick with first-person-point of views and one-shots. Just know that this is my first time attempting to write this kind of POV. Read and review and I hope you liked the first chapter enough to stick along :). I'll get back to you.